Tatum's mind

I annotated this paragraph talking about my own thoughts on the whole topic. I wholeheartedly agree with the whole topic of this paragraph. If people say that they aren't prejudiced, it's a complete lie. Being a person also includes all the negative things, such as stereotyping and being prejudiced. We may not realize it and thats a good thing, since that expressing prejudice freely is looked down upon in society. I recall commenting on a blog post, saying "with good things come bad." Well, the good thing here is being able to live in a society thats culurally diverse. The bad thing being that we still discriminate one another, whether public or not.

This paragraph is an integral part of the whole article because it explains how each person works and makes people realize that if they think they're free of prejudice, they're wrong.

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(12.) Certainly some people are more prejudiced than others, actively embracing and perpetuating negative and hateful images of those who are different from themselves. When we claim to be free of prejudice, perhaps what we are really saying is that we are not hate-mongers.[10] But none of us is completely innocent. Prejudice is an integral part of our socialization,[11] and it is not our fault. Just as the preschoolers my student interviewed are not to blame for the negative messages they internalized, we are not at fault for the stereotypes, distortions, and omissions that shaped our thinking as we grew up.